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japan and china are having to square off about five uninhabited islands, and hillary clinton just received a confidential report that involves steve hadley, joe nye, and another one i can't quite recall for a moment, who said this could slip into a war. this could slip in the hot conflict. we need to be prepared under article v of the peace treaty, the united states is obligated not necessarily to run to japan's defense but to consult with japan. now have to decide what consultants in particular. but you have had enough time. china is boycotting japan and form across a lot of sectors. i'd love to get a sense of what you think china's game plan is both regionally and internationally. japan has been, you've been there right next to china for a long time and you've been poking each other back and forth for a long time. to let me teach her quick snapshot issue of how you seek china's direction. >> i think this is, i think this is not a short time phenomenon. from the viewpoint, china on the island, diplomatic issue, this program with china, they started to claim the island in 1971 after the un
japan and china are having to square off about five uninhabited islands, and hillary clinton just received a confidential report that involves steve hadley, joe nye, and another one i can't quite recall for a moment, who said this could slip into a war. this could slip in the hot conflict. we need to be prepared under article v of the peace treaty, the united states is obligated not necessarily to run to japan's defense but to consult with japan. now have to decide what consultants in...
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, he want to meet clinton. so that's what she, this friend, tweeted on twitter. >> now, was the that comment then put out by chen, or was it put out by the state department? >> no. >> the first comment about he would like to kiss the secretary, was that put out by chen, or was that put -- >> no, that's put out by the state department in the media. >> okay. >> and the tweets, i can send you the very tweet that clarifies this confusion. >> now, yesterday assistant secretary poser called me yesterday morning and gave me a briefing which sounded so upbeat and positive and said that he was going to meet with, that he had gone to the hospital with chen, and he was going the to be with chen on thursday and on friday. today is thursday. does anyone know if he was with him today? have you spoken? >> who? >> secretary, assistant secretary posener. >> oh, assistant. i have no idea. >> he said i was with him, went to the hospital with him, and i would be with him on thursday and with him on friday. nobody, nobody knows? >>
, he want to meet clinton. so that's what she, this friend, tweeted on twitter. >> now, was the that comment then put out by chen, or was it put out by the state department? >> no. >> the first comment about he would like to kiss the secretary, was that put out by chen, or was that put -- >> no, that's put out by the state department in the media. >> okay. >> and the tweets, i can send you the very tweet that clarifies this confusion. >> now, yesterday...
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we should follow president's clinton's example. we should refuse to give them action and work outside the security counsel to shape a coalition of willing states with the legislate mandate to intervene militarily in syria. many of our allies are willing to do much more. but only if the united states is with them. it's one reason told the "the wall street journal" last week, the turks in particular are looking for, quote, the ironclad backs of the u.s. and others. we should provide it for them. we should make u.s. air power available. along with that of our allies as part of the international effort to defend is safe areas in syria and stop assad from hairing them. once defending them they could pratt form to increase deliver ares of food and medicine, equipment commune equipment doctorses to treat treat the wounded. they could serve as staging opposition for armed opposition groups to receive battle field intelligence body arm and weapons to ammunition and train and organize themselves more effectively perhaps with foreign assistan
we should follow president's clinton's example. we should refuse to give them action and work outside the security counsel to shape a coalition of willing states with the legislate mandate to intervene militarily in syria. many of our allies are willing to do much more. but only if the united states is with them. it's one reason told the "the wall street journal" last week, the turks in particular are looking for, quote, the ironclad backs of the u.s. and others. we should provide it...
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so secretary clinton, i was wondering if you don't understand, is my reading correct or am i missing something? >> senator, the is simply cannot take up an issue unless recommended by the council. any decision that would impose any obligations of the united states, or otherwise deal with substance, must go through the council. secretariat has no decision making authority bashing has no decision-making authority. so in effect the practical consequences of this is that united states would have the right to reject, or in our powerless veto, any decision that would result in a substantive obligation on the united states, or that would have financial and budgetary implications. and that is due to the fact that the u.s. is unique in having a permanent seat on the seabed authority council, which is the main decision-making body. and that important decision must be made by consensus. so it is our very strong conviction that as a part of the u.s. would have an unprecedented ability to influence the deep seabed mining activities worldwide. there is no other international organization that give
so secretary clinton, i was wondering if you don't understand, is my reading correct or am i missing something? >> senator, the is simply cannot take up an issue unless recommended by the council. any decision that would impose any obligations of the united states, or otherwise deal with substance, must go through the council. secretariat has no decision making authority bashing has no decision-making authority. so in effect the practical consequences of this is that united states would...
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and i relate to this and put a chapter in, as did now secretary of state clinton, because i had been so impressed by the role that women had taken throughout the world, particularly in countries that are in trouble. and the women's leaders have emerged to create peace or create honesty as integrity. or just to fight for human rights in these countries where it is so lacking. all of us i think were taken with the women, the treatment of women in afghanistan, and what they endured and the treatment they received, and how some of them emerged even in the face of torture and death, to say we can create a society here, and fight for education for girls, which the united states has done since we have been in afghanistan trying to help them be free of the taliban and al qaeda's infiltration. we have insisted that all the aid that american puts forward the for girls and women as well as boys and men. and "vital voices" is an organization that came from these experiences, and where "vital voices" honors each year and women who have led in these countries and made a difference. and every year
and i relate to this and put a chapter in, as did now secretary of state clinton, because i had been so impressed by the role that women had taken throughout the world, particularly in countries that are in trouble. and the women's leaders have emerged to create peace or create honesty as integrity. or just to fight for human rights in these countries where it is so lacking. all of us i think were taken with the women, the treatment of women in afghanistan, and what they endured and the...
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and the one dot in wheeling market is bill clinton. they said that they talked to the area where virtually everyone who votes is going to be culturally like him. this is an early voting strategy. there's only one dot that doesn't fit into that, and that's the one that is two counties north of columbus. joe biden was in there in ohio yesterday and he wasn't there to pay homage to their favorite son, warren g. harding, nor was he there to pay homage to another favorite son, six times socialist presidential candidate norman thomas. he was there because they are starting to move from an early voting to a swing voting strategy. ohio ends early voting next tuesday. they are now going to be going to preserve the gains that they made in the republican county of ohio four years ago. and that's where the battleground is going to be fought for the next 12 days. it was announced today that bill clinton and barack obama will appear together on stage for the first time, the number of swing states among the ohio. let me take a venture and guess and s
and the one dot in wheeling market is bill clinton. they said that they talked to the area where virtually everyone who votes is going to be culturally like him. this is an early voting strategy. there's only one dot that doesn't fit into that, and that's the one that is two counties north of columbus. joe biden was in there in ohio yesterday and he wasn't there to pay homage to their favorite son, warren g. harding, nor was he there to pay homage to another favorite son, six times socialist...
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now, last year secretary clinton visited india, discussed the u.s./india strategic dialogue at that time, and as you pointed out, the dialogue includes security, regional cooperation, partnership in technology. but can you highlight for us the most effective parts of the dialogue and the ones in which you believe the administration hopes to make most progress in the coming year? >> i think, um, my timing is quite good. foreign secretary mattai is in the united states right now, and although i'm not in a position to meet with him, my colleagues at the state department are, and he had, i believe, extensive meetings this morning setting up the agenda for the june or july meeting, the next meeting here in washington of the strategic dialogue. he also spoke yesterday, and i believe i could certainly endorse the agenda that he put forward of the things that are very, very important. certainly, the energy dialogue is one of those. the trade dialogue, our cooperation in looking at our defense partnership, our look at making sure that we are looking at what w
now, last year secretary clinton visited india, discussed the u.s./india strategic dialogue at that time, and as you pointed out, the dialogue includes security, regional cooperation, partnership in technology. but can you highlight for us the most effective parts of the dialogue and the ones in which you believe the administration hopes to make most progress in the coming year? >> i think, um, my timing is quite good. foreign secretary mattai is in the united states right now, and...
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panetta understands budgets and has said that he more than anyone else during the clinton years was the one who projected, who forecast the idea of a balanced budget which, in fact, is what happened at the very beginning -- at the very end of the 20th century. so in my judgment, no matter who wins whether it be obama or romney, whether the new president, reelected president is facing the same set of problems recast for political advantage, the winner is going to face, essentially, the same political environment that president obama faces right now meaning, essentially, the same kind of economic realities that he will have to work within as obama is working in right now. budget cuts, in other words, could end up determining the shape and the look of america's defense policy. in other words, you'd like to have it backwards. you'd like to have the perfect policy conceived by experts, and then there'd always be the money to be able to have that kind of policy. what i'm suggesting is we've reached a point now in our political and economic development where the idea of national defense being
panetta understands budgets and has said that he more than anyone else during the clinton years was the one who projected, who forecast the idea of a balanced budget which, in fact, is what happened at the very beginning -- at the very end of the 20th century. so in my judgment, no matter who wins whether it be obama or romney, whether the new president, reelected president is facing the same set of problems recast for political advantage, the winner is going to face, essentially, the same...
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he was at a 38%, 38% approval rating and, of course, he went on to lose to governor clinton. in 1996 president clinton now, 5.5% unemployment in late summer. 59% approval rating in 1996. it's not surprising that he handily defeated senator dole. george w. bush in 2004, late summer, 5.5% unemployment, 50% approval rating wins, a pretty close race that went. 50% approval rating, 5.5% unemployment wins over senator kerry. now, where does the president stated a? it's been over 8% unemployment comes all the figures, the closest to where the unemployment rate is right now is under the carter administration which was 7.8% this time in the summer of 1980. now it's at a .2%, and our president now is 47% approval. under that magic 50 number. this ought to be a pretty daunting moment for democrats and for folks in the white house and the president's campaign. but the math of the electoral college sort tells a very different story. you know, as you probably all know you need to understand the electoral votes to win, and let's see where the stance. since i'm a democrat ongoing she is my s
he was at a 38%, 38% approval rating and, of course, he went on to lose to governor clinton. in 1996 president clinton now, 5.5% unemployment in late summer. 59% approval rating in 1996. it's not surprising that he handily defeated senator dole. george w. bush in 2004, late summer, 5.5% unemployment, 50% approval rating wins, a pretty close race that went. 50% approval rating, 5.5% unemployment wins over senator kerry. now, where does the president stated a? it's been over 8% unemployment comes...
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a major outcome of the friends of syria meeting in istanbul several months ago was that clinton announced that all funding would go to the syrian national council, and that saudi arabia had agreed to do that, which would mean that america would be able to pick the winners and it wouldn't go straight to the muslim brotherhood or two al qaeda, saudi arabia might like to fund. now, that broke down because syrian national council had its heart attack and jettisoned, got in a kurd and a and attacked the kurds were being powerless and bad come and they all began to stab each other in the eye. and so america's plan fell apart in its hands, and he became, and the weapons aren't getting and i think in the numbers that they hoped to i don't know where saudi arabia is on this. if all talk about having, you know, a tagteam group that would make policy, but i think that policy probably is not coming together the way america wants, which is leaving the doors opened for people to fund who they want to, which is what america was worried about at the beginning i think. so that's a concern. obviously, chri
a major outcome of the friends of syria meeting in istanbul several months ago was that clinton announced that all funding would go to the syrian national council, and that saudi arabia had agreed to do that, which would mean that america would be able to pick the winners and it wouldn't go straight to the muslim brotherhood or two al qaeda, saudi arabia might like to fund. now, that broke down because syrian national council had its heart attack and jettisoned, got in a kurd and a and attacked...
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what i mean by deeper versions of clinton's were the groups that bill clinton brought into the democratic party, suburbanites. in other words, fairfax county. that area became bluer peer barack obama had a huge turnout among minority voters, but that wasn't an expansion of the democratic coalition. i was doing better in areas that had also voted for bill clinton. to get a better idea of this, this is the west south central and east south central regions of the united states. counties carried by democrats
what i mean by deeper versions of clinton's were the groups that bill clinton brought into the democratic party, suburbanites. in other words, fairfax county. that area became bluer peer barack obama had a huge turnout among minority voters, but that wasn't an expansion of the democratic coalition. i was doing better in areas that had also voted for bill clinton. to get a better idea of this, this is the west south central and east south central regions of the united states. counties carried by...
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miss jones, in october 15th, 2010, secretary of state clinton said she was inclined to approve the keystone pipeline permit. on october 31st, 2011, white house press secretary jay carney stated the fact is this is the decision that will be made by the state department. and the very next day president obama said the decision would rest with him but in the president's announcement last week to reject the pipeline's permit he said he had accepted the state department's recommendation to do so. my question would be review involved in the decision made at the state department and did you recommend to the president that he rejected this permit? >> thank you, mr. chairman. the recommendation that went to the president was a state department recommendation and it came from the state from my bureau and other bureaus. it came through the deputy and to the secretary to the president. >> you recommended the permit be denied. >> yes. >> what other bureaus at the state department were involved in that decisionmaking? >> the bureau of economic affairs, the state department looks at this pipeline across al
miss jones, in october 15th, 2010, secretary of state clinton said she was inclined to approve the keystone pipeline permit. on october 31st, 2011, white house press secretary jay carney stated the fact is this is the decision that will be made by the state department. and the very next day president obama said the decision would rest with him but in the president's announcement last week to reject the pipeline's permit he said he had accepted the state department's recommendation to do so. my...
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i really was disturbed when he had hillary clinton stand up and take the blame. that's not what a leader does. >> you want to respond to that at all? hochul: we agree on how the situation was handled. we must in watching different debate. i remember the president the united states take responsibly for those actions. >> go ahead spent we will move onto the next question and that is for mr. collins. super pac ad was released recently claim you fired one of 50 workers at buffalo china but several sources have criticized this had called it false. now, the question is, do you hold your opponent responsible, or can can this be held responsible engine for super pac adds that are made on their opponents behalf? collins: , i'm glad you brought this up. she's running wild. in fact, i save 245 jobs if ms. hochul with just a privacy and go china. i was lauded for a good step in into that back in '04, and every media outlet channel two, the buffalo news channel seven, channel 13 in rochester said they won't run that ad. it's so it reaches. ms. hochul has crossed the line betw
i really was disturbed when he had hillary clinton stand up and take the blame. that's not what a leader does. >> you want to respond to that at all? hochul: we agree on how the situation was handled. we must in watching different debate. i remember the president the united states take responsibly for those actions. >> go ahead spent we will move onto the next question and that is for mr. collins. super pac ad was released recently claim you fired one of 50 workers at buffalo china...
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clinton, we showed how important this was to all of us, senior people with a drive and a genuine debate. we are seeking to back the arab league hasn't been conflicted for some time over syria in a way that wasn't in relation to libya has been forcing the pace recently sending the calling for the transition of the government but do not underestimate how significant this is for the first time breaking with the other singing you are doing things here that our kinship will support. so it's the values that are at stake are actually more important than that. this is a profound turning point for the world. another turning point is we are getting behind this not leading it, we are getting behind it. this is their revolution. the last thing they want is to be characterized to doing the bidding of the best which is what the russians are trying to make of all of this. they are conflicted. a long relationship with syria and the commercial and political terms they know what is going on is wrong and doing what they can behind the scenes that they can't quite bring themselves the support of the resolu
clinton, we showed how important this was to all of us, senior people with a drive and a genuine debate. we are seeking to back the arab league hasn't been conflicted for some time over syria in a way that wasn't in relation to libya has been forcing the pace recently sending the calling for the transition of the government but do not underestimate how significant this is for the first time breaking with the other singing you are doing things here that our kinship will support. so it's the...
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[inaudible] >> one thing she could do is [inaudible] the thing that every clinton is doing. i just like to say that. girls that are doing something, there is now this real movement of women saying that i want to do this and i want to do the best. a level person who has just come here, -- joyce had just taken over as president since the vice president died. not that we are part of the form in africa -- but joined this out right. she is an activist president. so you get all kinds of things from her. first thing she said, i don't think i will be coming to the eu summit if i have to sit at a table with the likes of bashar al-assad. i don't like him and i don't want to engage. she was not at the eu summit. by the time she became president, she overturned laws from the previous president. even though she is a collections in two years, to hell with it. so be it. [inaudible] [applause] >> i am just curious, how did you personally feel watching charles taylor sitting at the dock and be sentenced by the highest court in the world. the day of his sentencing, i couldn't get dressed. i a
[inaudible] >> one thing she could do is [inaudible] the thing that every clinton is doing. i just like to say that. girls that are doing something, there is now this real movement of women saying that i want to do this and i want to do the best. a level person who has just come here, -- joyce had just taken over as president since the vice president died. not that we are part of the form in africa -- but joined this out right. she is an activist president. so you get all kinds of things...
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bill clinton called himself a new democrat. he put that behind them. he believed in smaller government, reform welfare as we know to try to get the economy going with trade and other provisions, lower taxes. new democrats have done some good things to a lot of republicans have done some good things at this old style liberalism of bigger and bigger government and bigger and bigger taxes has got to him and we will end it in november. [cheers and applause] you know, the president said just give his policy sometime. now that's a change, a rhetoric because you see when he got inaugurated, he went on the today show shortly after and he said if i can turn the economy around in three years i will be looking at a one term proposition, and we are here to collect. [cheers and applause] we have now seen, we have now seen him measure by some metric because he said that if we let him borrow $787 billion for his stimulus, so-called common that it would be able to keep unemployment below 8%, below 8%. it has been above 8% every month since, 41 straight months by their
bill clinton called himself a new democrat. he put that behind them. he believed in smaller government, reform welfare as we know to try to get the economy going with trade and other provisions, lower taxes. new democrats have done some good things to a lot of republicans have done some good things at this old style liberalism of bigger and bigger government and bigger and bigger taxes has got to him and we will end it in november. [cheers and applause] you know, the president said just give...
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., certainly president clinton and president bush and president obama believes that europe should be open to turkey. this is our alliance. this is the transatlantic alliance. to remain credible and effective we need that turkish leadership. so, you know, nato has an ethnic that all 28th of us are equal and that's the way it should be. we operate by consensus so if we decide to go into afghanistan as we did in march 2003, we voted, do we send military force to afghanistan, which was subsequently did. every nation had to agree. isaf which has limited, luxembourg which has a very small military, their vote was as important as that of the united states. that's as it should be. but in formally they are in the leadership circle. the always has been. it's based on military weight and political influence, and global capacity. turkey has never been in it all about to be be in it. what we are suggesting is that by a strategic decision, the united states, france, germany, britain decide that turkey should be in that leadership circle. there's no easy way to do it then at least to consider a tur
., certainly president clinton and president bush and president obama believes that europe should be open to turkey. this is our alliance. this is the transatlantic alliance. to remain credible and effective we need that turkish leadership. so, you know, nato has an ethnic that all 28th of us are equal and that's the way it should be. we operate by consensus so if we decide to go into afghanistan as we did in march 2003, we voted, do we send military force to afghanistan, which was subsequently...
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and secretary clinton and others have told me personally that they have been ribbed, kind of what's the word? made fun of any jocular kind of way at various meetings when the subjects, because we are not a member. and they say look, you're not a member, you don't have any standing to bring this up. so people need to wait that as we go forward here. senator risch. >> chairman, admiral papp, you know, we said it every day and it isn't very often our intelligence is insulted. but for you to come and tell us that we can't resolve a border dispute with candidate because we're not a member of this law of the sea treaty really does that big of a story that you chose to go down that route because i think those kind of representation really undermine the statements and illogical arguments made by others who want to see this treaty authorized. i was surprised as all of you testified that the south china sea was mentioned until we got to admiral locklear. i was going to go down the same route that senator corker did in that regard, and i guess i will touch on it, at least some. i would say that mo
and secretary clinton and others have told me personally that they have been ribbed, kind of what's the word? made fun of any jocular kind of way at various meetings when the subjects, because we are not a member. and they say look, you're not a member, you don't have any standing to bring this up. so people need to wait that as we go forward here. senator risch. >> chairman, admiral papp, you know, we said it every day and it isn't very often our intelligence is insulted. but for you to...
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bill clinton declared his candidacy. bill clinton was still successfully able to run against the worst economy in 50 years. do you think obama, by citing some of these more positive statistics, because we are technically in a recovery, runs a similar risk of appearing out of touch with the way perceive the economy? >> obama has behind him the three networks cheerleading, which is what he had for him in 1992. now, there are more cable shows and talk radio opportunities. there is a second media, as well as the status meant. i don't think he can quite good about the nature of it. the other part is, too many americans know somebody out of work. they know that their own wages are not going up. they know the problems that are created. i don't think you can imagine an economy that isn't there. but between now and the election, you won't leave the believe that the world's problems will be solved. >> the media -- they have been doing their best to paint the recent few months as being incredibly rosy, we have had over 200,000 jobs
bill clinton declared his candidacy. bill clinton was still successfully able to run against the worst economy in 50 years. do you think obama, by citing some of these more positive statistics, because we are technically in a recovery, runs a similar risk of appearing out of touch with the way perceive the economy? >> obama has behind him the three networks cheerleading, which is what he had for him in 1992. now, there are more cable shows and talk radio opportunities. there is a second...
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the clinton county mother immediately notified the school who immediately notified the police. in the 2002 incident, the private citizen who observed it reported it to his superiors at penn state, to administrators. and then no further report was made to law enforcement or any child or youth services. in the '98 incident, again, a mother reported it to children and youth services and to penn state university. and as a result of all that, the ags ended up charging the two administrators at penn state with failure to report an incident of child abuse that occurred on the penn state campus. and we did that as a result of the statute that was in effect in pennsylvania at that time. the statute at that time was not very artfully drafted, it was overbroad, unspecific, and it really was only a summary offense and had very little teeth as far as punishment or accountability. at the time that the penn state administrators allegedly failed to report the activity, it was a summary. since then it has become a misdemeanor, and it carries a penalty of one year. so you can see that the penalt
the clinton county mother immediately notified the school who immediately notified the police. in the 2002 incident, the private citizen who observed it reported it to his superiors at penn state, to administrators. and then no further report was made to law enforcement or any child or youth services. in the '98 incident, again, a mother reported it to children and youth services and to penn state university. and as a result of all that, the ags ended up charging the two administrators at penn...
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he's a nothing compared to clinton. clinton, i remember interviewing -- there were, there was one meeting where about six or seven people were in the meeting with clinton, and i asked them each what happened, and there was this one woman who didn't say anything. and i said what'd you think of the meeting? and she said i know he agrees with me. [laughter] wow. i mean, that -- i mean, if you can go -- anyway. end of point. >> my question is a little bit simple. it seems to me that where we're at right now is almost at the end of the current monetary system. so my question is, how much talk has there been in your circles about ending the current monetary system, stopping the issuing of money at debt and perhaps going to a united states note instead of federal reserves note? >> well, that's a neck call economic issue. -- technical economic issue. you can't bail out on the $16 trillion in ious we have. you just can't. it would be the disaster and the calamity. i don't think, i don't think you can do this with a magic wand. i
he's a nothing compared to clinton. clinton, i remember interviewing -- there were, there was one meeting where about six or seven people were in the meeting with clinton, and i asked them each what happened, and there was this one woman who didn't say anything. and i said what'd you think of the meeting? and she said i know he agrees with me. [laughter] wow. i mean, that -- i mean, if you can go -- anyway. end of point. >> my question is a little bit simple. it seems to me that where...
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frankly, the strong leadership from the white house, secretary clinton. we've been able to do a lot, and i think build on some remarkable achievements of the previous administration, including opening to india. i would say so those are the opportunities. ironically for me the biggest challenges are the personal ones. i had a wife was also a senior administration official, and we have young children. and trying to balance figuring out how to be in certain places when you've got pressing either international or domestic kind of family business is remarkably difficult to there's a let down when you're not there for certain things, or the embarrassment when you're diplomatic interlocutor on the phone here's your daughter screaming at the top of her lungs as your trying to negotiate some aspect of an agreement. so i would say, victor, with -- i'm not the one screaming. it's my daughter. [laughter] although it has happened the other way around. so i would say, you know, it's been remarkable as you're going through each of our resumes and experiences. it's been
frankly, the strong leadership from the white house, secretary clinton. we've been able to do a lot, and i think build on some remarkable achievements of the previous administration, including opening to india. i would say so those are the opportunities. ironically for me the biggest challenges are the personal ones. i had a wife was also a senior administration official, and we have young children. and trying to balance figuring out how to be in certain places when you've got pressing either...
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[applause] >> host: i remember talking to bill clinton and he told me he was 1/20th american indian. wouldn't it be wonderful if bill clinton could come upon that indian somewhere in the jungle who sounds like him and carries on the way he does? to come up on your great great uncle in the brazilian jungle is part of this american story. it seems to me we are wedded to this history. and the shock is we have forgotten so much of it and so much of it has been withheld in our family. >> guest: it is interesting. when i think about what we are told no wonder history seems boring. >> host: let me open this up to questions from the audience because i have had too much of you for too long. >> guest: you can take that several ways. >> my name is mario. why is history taught in our schools? >> guest: do you know how textbooks are produced in this country? the way it is explained to me. i'm not a textbook writer but the way it is explained to me is textbook companies want to produce a textbook that we sold and read through the united states because they are expensive to produce and to recoup co
[applause] >> host: i remember talking to bill clinton and he told me he was 1/20th american indian. wouldn't it be wonderful if bill clinton could come upon that indian somewhere in the jungle who sounds like him and carries on the way he does? to come up on your great great uncle in the brazilian jungle is part of this american story. it seems to me we are wedded to this history. and the shock is we have forgotten so much of it and so much of it has been withheld in our family. >>...
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>> yes, we are in close hopes with unisys, having very regular discussion with secretary clinton and will be having another one very shortly. the wider solution for gaza, not just an immediate
>> yes, we are in close hopes with unisys, having very regular discussion with secretary clinton and will be having another one very shortly. the wider solution for gaza, not just an immediate
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during the clinton administration we established a human rights dialogue with china. today we hold these dialogues with many countries with which we have important relationships, but the differences on issues of rights and freedoms such as russia and vietnam. as was with countries whose views on these issues are closer to our own like colombia and mexico. we frank conversations, grounded in her principles and would help elements within government put in place better practices, solve problems within their own societies, and become more accountable and more open to their citizens. thanks to trl, a surprising number of these difficult but essential conversations delivered results. in 1990 adrl begin funding programs to help human rights activists including charles, women and other vulnerable groups improve their own advocacy and reach. after 9/11 when our government recognize that conflict and stability and terrorism were in many ways the byproducts of the failures of authoritarian states to modernize and advance human dignity these efforts also gave rise to the middle e
during the clinton administration we established a human rights dialogue with china. today we hold these dialogues with many countries with which we have important relationships, but the differences on issues of rights and freedoms such as russia and vietnam. as was with countries whose views on these issues are closer to our own like colombia and mexico. we frank conversations, grounded in her principles and would help elements within government put in place better practices, solve problems...
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the state department, secretary clinton speaks frankly about and internet freedom agenda around the world and keeping the internet open in places like china and regimes that might be trying to crack down on free movement of information. and i think it's a real -- it's worthy of a serious debate i think. >> any other questions? well, i want to thank the speakers for coming, all for, far and wide to speak on this very compelling topic. and i invite further discussion on this down the road. if anybody is interested in our subject matter, please feel free to approach me, william black, or any of us. and hopefully participate in our committees to so thank you very much a plo. [applause] >> america ranked 29th behind such countries as multi-and ukraine. we pay the highest prices in the world by far. by one measure with a 38 times what the japanese pay per bit of information. if you buy one of these troubled pay packages, and i went in my home, you pay on average with taxes in his $160. in france uk $38 u.s., and you get worldwide calling to 70 country, not just u.s. and canada. you get a worldw
the state department, secretary clinton speaks frankly about and internet freedom agenda around the world and keeping the internet open in places like china and regimes that might be trying to crack down on free movement of information. and i think it's a real -- it's worthy of a serious debate i think. >> any other questions? well, i want to thank the speakers for coming, all for, far and wide to speak on this very compelling topic. and i invite further discussion on this down the road....
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the clinton administration used those dollars to provide a bailout to mexico after congress rejected it. the current fed used it to guarantee money market funds. those may have been appropriate efforts, but those decisions should have been made by congress, not by the federal reserve. so under this bill, we apply the $50 billion to reduce the deficit. and we in effect returned the fed to what the fed should do and retain for congress our constitutional role to act in those matters spent so what you want to do is rant in in, go back to established principles are mentioned -- principles or missions and get them in light of what most people think the feds mission should be? >> yes or. >> congressman frank, just quickly with regards to the bill that you can pick what you believe it's important to have, i'm kind of curious, the fed members be appointees versus other fed regional presidents will replace those with apologies, why do you think that simply? >> first you say one thing, response to your previous question, the biggest power the federal reserve as with section 13-3 which came fro
the clinton administration used those dollars to provide a bailout to mexico after congress rejected it. the current fed used it to guarantee money market funds. those may have been appropriate efforts, but those decisions should have been made by congress, not by the federal reserve. so under this bill, we apply the $50 billion to reduce the deficit. and we in effect returned the fed to what the fed should do and retain for congress our constitutional role to act in those matters spent so what...
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as hillary clinton declared more than 15 years ago in beijing at the fourth world conference on women, "human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights." if we take bold steps to better the lives of women, we will be taking bold steps to better the lives of children and families, too. it is disheartening in the last several months that petty partisanship and gamesmanship has held up policies critical to women's health, including this act. since its original passage in 1994, the bill has made tremendous progress in protecting women from domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. the bill has transformed our criminal justice system and victim support services. it has encouraged collaboration among law enforcement, health and housing professionals, and community organizations to prevent and respond to domestic partner violence. and it has funded programs, such as services training officers, prosecutors. it is training officers and prosecutors, and these are called stop grants, and they are used to train personnel, training, technical assistance and other equipm
as hillary clinton declared more than 15 years ago in beijing at the fourth world conference on women, "human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights." if we take bold steps to better the lives of women, we will be taking bold steps to better the lives of children and families, too. it is disheartening in the last several months that petty partisanship and gamesmanship has held up policies critical to women's health, including this act. since its original...
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that set the stage for his next job, president clinton's director of the office of management and budget. today we hope to hear more about the raid that killed osama bin laden. the role of modern military in american foreign policy and what is next on secretary panetta's agenda. please join me in welcoming to the national press club secretary of defense, leon panetta. [applause] >> thank you very much, theresa, for that kind introduction. thank you for the invitation to be here today. but i look forward to the opportunity to go back and -- and carmel valley. i have told the story before but it makes the point. when i was young, my father when he first planted that wanted orchard, as it grew he would go around and shake each of the branches. my brother and i would be underneath collecting the womb it's. when i got elected to congress, my italian father said, you have been well trained to go to washington and. [laughter] because you have been dodging all of your life. [applause] it's true. it was great training. i have had the opportunity to be here at the press club and obviously some of
that set the stage for his next job, president clinton's director of the office of management and budget. today we hope to hear more about the raid that killed osama bin laden. the role of modern military in american foreign policy and what is next on secretary panetta's agenda. please join me in welcoming to the national press club secretary of defense, leon panetta. [applause] >> thank you very much, theresa, for that kind introduction. thank you for the invitation to be here today. but...
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i think you made easier for president clinton to act responsibly. we now have simpson-bowles and rivlin-domenici. if we can find a way to centered the discussion, i think a responsible media can do that. responsible candidates and those -- i think we can have a campaign that will forecast the governors to make it easier to address these very service problems for future generations. >> i think the middle-class will wake up and they will speak very loudly, whether it is this election or future collection. i think with democracy the ship turns very slowly but i think the middle class, that the heart of america has kept us going will wake us up and make us do things if we ourselves can't. but i think the answers are there, we can do it without having to middle-class pushes into doing the right thing. >> senator sunshine, give us the upbeat. >> listen, you mentioned governor romney has given a speech which i didn't realize, but on tax reform, and again, at the risk of being partisan here, i love the fact that he's talking about programs and tax reform. n
i think you made easier for president clinton to act responsibly. we now have simpson-bowles and rivlin-domenici. if we can find a way to centered the discussion, i think a responsible media can do that. responsible candidates and those -- i think we can have a campaign that will forecast the governors to make it easier to address these very service problems for future generations. >> i think the middle-class will wake up and they will speak very loudly, whether it is this election or...
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and -- and sending it to yucca mountain, this got up to the level of the top level of the clinton administration. there's a time in 2025 this has to happen for idaho to no longer be obligated to receive this waste. this has implications. the fact that we are letting this go on and on i think is a big mistake. i voted for this to do it at yucca mountain and i think that is the law land. it hasn't been changed. i think you are going to wind up -- i can't believe the courts are going to sustain your position so you better start looking at these -- you better start figuring out how you're going to get yucca mountain moving forward. you just can't declare something as the executive branch that it is no longer the law. you have to come to congress and get the law change. that hasn't happened. >> that was another important recognition in the buddha commission that it was up to congress if congress wants to change the law we will be working with congress to do that. we take the obligations very seriously. you have to get prepared and by 2037 you have to be shipping something -- does that very serious le
and -- and sending it to yucca mountain, this got up to the level of the top level of the clinton administration. there's a time in 2025 this has to happen for idaho to no longer be obligated to receive this waste. this has implications. the fact that we are letting this go on and on i think is a big mistake. i voted for this to do it at yucca mountain and i think that is the law land. it hasn't been changed. i think you are going to wind up -- i can't believe the courts are going to sustain...
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and the thing is this is what president clinton mentioned in the democratic convention. she voted for the same thing anywhere. it's in the ryan budget. the ryan budget keeps these cuts. so and ann marie buerkle talk that we need to do differently, how come she hasn't? she's been the congresswoman for two years. where's the change? buerkle: let's be real clear. the affordable care act in its current form cuts medicare for our seniors by $700 billion. a cut of medicare advantage by two and 50 billion, and 300 billion the cbo has is with us cuts to be even more. that does not add cats to insurance coverage to medicare is a federal program. it will be cuts to the services that are hospitals and physicians can provide for our seniors. those will be the cuts. the impact our seniors will be real. we are already hearing from our constituents saying that the cabinet decision you will treat medicare patients. it's real and it is a really consequence of this affordable care act. >> moderator: ursala rozum, 30 seconds. rozum: i think disagreement over the affordable care act and con
and the thing is this is what president clinton mentioned in the democratic convention. she voted for the same thing anywhere. it's in the ryan budget. the ryan budget keeps these cuts. so and ann marie buerkle talk that we need to do differently, how come she hasn't? she's been the congresswoman for two years. where's the change? buerkle: let's be real clear. the affordable care act in its current form cuts medicare for our seniors by $700 billion. a cut of medicare advantage by two and 50...
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clinton's last budget was $1,636,000,000,000. we were at 3,850,000,000,000 this last year. matter of fact, our deficit last year was bigger than the government was in total 15 years ago. consider lincoln's morning before becoming president that kind of sounds -- warning before becoming president. lincoln said this, at what point shall we expect the approach of danger? by what means shall we fortify against it works shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow? never. all the armies of europe, asia and africa combined with all the treasure of the earth, our own excepted, and their military chest with a bonaparte for a commander could not by force take a drink from the ohio are make a crack on the blue ridge mountains. in the thousand years this could not occur. at what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? i answered it come if it is ever to reach us it must spring up amongst us. it cannot come from abroad. if destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. as a nation of freemen we must live t
clinton's last budget was $1,636,000,000,000. we were at 3,850,000,000,000 this last year. matter of fact, our deficit last year was bigger than the government was in total 15 years ago. consider lincoln's morning before becoming president that kind of sounds -- warning before becoming president. lincoln said this, at what point shall we expect the approach of danger? by what means shall we fortify against it works shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us...
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so i was in the clinton administration in 1994-1995. and you remember, we had a jobless recovery at the beginning of the '90s, and it took longer, actually, before job growth started to consistently back in 1993 than it has in the current recovery. and yet people were worried about diminished expectations for the future, and when you -- look at the numbers, you saw we had ups and downs, but we were on a better path. i make a chart every month comparing private sector job growth because that gives you, i think, a better feel for how the economy is healing in this recovery and in the past two recoveries. and we're hugging very closely to the line from the early 1990s. and if you look at -- and we're doing a lot better than in the recovery from the recession in the early 2000s. so to me, it's particularly important that we stay on that higher curve. and i remember the angst at that time. and that feels similar. and i guess it's even magnified because of the changes in your industry, because of new media outlets. one of the industries where
so i was in the clinton administration in 1994-1995. and you remember, we had a jobless recovery at the beginning of the '90s, and it took longer, actually, before job growth started to consistently back in 1993 than it has in the current recovery. and yet people were worried about diminished expectations for the future, and when you -- look at the numbers, you saw we had ups and downs, but we were on a better path. i make a chart every month comparing private sector job growth because that...
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senators clinton and wyden and kerry, we worked together. they support you but they have publicly stated how we worked together on issues whether health screenings, newborn children or expanding access to broadband. and then when tim was taking office, here's what a newspaper said. quote, if tim kaine is looking for a role model, for his term as virginia's chief executive, george alan's term as governor was one of the most consequential in the 20th century, if this was citing our successes and welfare reform, the abolition of role, job creation and freezing tuition. and the champions of small business and job creators know my record and no tim, and the u.s. chamber of commerce and the nfib endorsed me. >> moderator: that's time, governor. >> governor kaine, turning to libya, there's been reports in recent days suggesting the u.s. consulate in benghazi may not have enough security to spice mornings of heightened despair. you think the obama administration could've handled this situation better either before or after that attack? kaine: i don'
senators clinton and wyden and kerry, we worked together. they support you but they have publicly stated how we worked together on issues whether health screenings, newborn children or expanding access to broadband. and then when tim was taking office, here's what a newspaper said. quote, if tim kaine is looking for a role model, for his term as virginia's chief executive, george alan's term as governor was one of the most consequential in the 20th century, if this was citing our successes and...
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in the 1990s, it became administrative policy and has been a bipartisan approach ever since in the clinton, bush, and the obama administration. it's a recognition of our role as an asia-pacific power but important as a maritime power. so that's the premise from which we started these reports. second point is that the united states has an interest in friendship with japan, alignment with japan, but we have a national interest in japan being as secretary armitage said, a first-tier power. and one of the assumptions we run into this report was that japan can achieve that objective, that there are untapped sources of power in japan that would unleash sources of influence on the international scene. japan, for example, in the article of what you and i would call soft power is a first-tier superpower. i just finished april with the chicago council global affairs will be announcing soon come japan and the united states is the most trusted countries in the world after uk and canada, in that poll and in many others. in bbc polling japan is consistently ranked numbeone of two african the world in te
in the 1990s, it became administrative policy and has been a bipartisan approach ever since in the clinton, bush, and the obama administration. it's a recognition of our role as an asia-pacific power but important as a maritime power. so that's the premise from which we started these reports. second point is that the united states has an interest in friendship with japan, alignment with japan, but we have a national interest in japan being as secretary armitage said, a first-tier power. and one...
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number one, tell hillary clinton to stay and give her a new mission. to revamp the states in a way that it becomes more of an economic development tool. we embraced the globe and we asked how do we build great companies? how do we build great partnerships that make the world interdependent in a positive way in the country. >> [talking over each other] >> we have a bucket of red -- a bunch of recommendations in the book's. >> not about how much contributions they have raised on candidate, but how many jobs they can bring to the country. >> there are a bunch of folks in the back with her hands up to. >> maybe we should work the microphone back. >> i was thinking that any job, all jobs in manufacturing would have to be done in china, bright? because we can't compete wage wise. i feel like we are destined to fail. >> let me give you some hope on that. i think that the repetitive motion low skill jobs -- you're right. we have lost a vast majority of them, and it will be almost impossible for us as a nation to get them back. but advanced manufacturing -- you
number one, tell hillary clinton to stay and give her a new mission. to revamp the states in a way that it becomes more of an economic development tool. we embraced the globe and we asked how do we build great companies? how do we build great partnerships that make the world interdependent in a positive way in the country. >> [talking over each other] >> we have a bucket of red -- a bunch of recommendations in the book's. >> not about how much contributions they have raised on...
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the president -- >> maybe obama ought to make bill clinton the fiscal cliff envoy spent i've heard he did. [laughter] >> this is important. to bridge that sort of standing and staring at each other. take this debt. better internal leadership. secondly, i want to go back to what bob said. we have to be more outward focused. we have given up engaging in africa and around the globe. all the customers are out there. all the income growth is out there. adding those guys helps us in defense issues and other things. we are not doing that now. >> republican support -- >> that may do it. >> so maybe to get it right an outward looking -- >> what would an american renewal agenda be comprised of? >> let's negotiate the first trade agreement in over four years. president obama is the first president not to negotiate a trade agreement. he got through -- >> he didn't negotiate south korea. >> those were negotiated -- >> they were negotiated by the previous administration but the bottom line is we have an opportunity right now in europe and asia to knock down barriers, tariffs and nontariff barriers.
the president -- >> maybe obama ought to make bill clinton the fiscal cliff envoy spent i've heard he did. [laughter] >> this is important. to bridge that sort of standing and staring at each other. take this debt. better internal leadership. secondly, i want to go back to what bob said. we have to be more outward focused. we have given up engaging in africa and around the globe. all the customers are out there. all the income growth is out there. adding those guys helps us in...
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eight of those years were under president bill clinton. it was a real pleasure. >> did he play golf? >> all, he did. as a matter of fact. that is a real story. [laughter] >> i will just tell you the last part. we were on one of the last hopes. the army and navy country club. right in the middle of the gore campaign. we had a lot of time to spend. [laughter] >> i sent mr. president, i had a tree about 10 feet for me, you might want to move that golf club. and he said bob just hit the ball. i hit the ball, it hit the tree, he came back on the president, should the golf cart, just an inch and he could've gone down. [laughter] >> the next day, tennessee congressman kills president. [laughter] >> the shot heard around the world. >> thank goodness i'm not much of a welfare. >> those things happened. >> yes, he would even call me. i will never forget i'm even though i didn't vote with him this time around. on the floor of the house. >> but you went within -- and i said this is one time i can help you. but, i didn't mind saying yes, but i did say
eight of those years were under president bill clinton. it was a real pleasure. >> did he play golf? >> all, he did. as a matter of fact. that is a real story. [laughter] >> i will just tell you the last part. we were on one of the last hopes. the army and navy country club. right in the middle of the gore campaign. we had a lot of time to spend. [laughter] >> i sent mr. president, i had a tree about 10 feet for me, you might want to move that golf club. and he said bob...
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secretary clinton's participation today speaks of the importance of the maghreb to u.s. interests. before i turn it over to the moderator of our first panel, i want to thank the ocp group for its generous support or of this conference and much of the work in the maghreb in the months to come. .. it's a pleasure to have him hosted this -- no pressure at all. is a codirector of democracy studies program, associate professor at georgetown. he's a senior advisor to the center for conflict analysis and prevention at the u.s. institute of peace. previously he was a senior associate in the democracy and rule of law project at the carnegie endowment for international peace. he previously taught at the university of chicago from which he received his ph.d. >> thank you for this very kind words. you go to conferences and events as your old friend from your 15, 2025 years. completely inappropriate. we are the older generation now and we have lots of the new generation scholars in this room as well. and i want to say that d.c., i do good things as washington is place where we are constantly ev
secretary clinton's participation today speaks of the importance of the maghreb to u.s. interests. before i turn it over to the moderator of our first panel, i want to thank the ocp group for its generous support or of this conference and much of the work in the maghreb in the months to come. .. it's a pleasure to have him hosted this -- no pressure at all. is a codirector of democracy studies program, associate professor at georgetown. he's a senior advisor to the center for conflict analysis...
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gps, president clinton offered the gps standard positioning service to the global aviation committee through icao to support international civil aviation. this commitment was reaffirmed in 2007 under president bush as follows, the u.s. government maintains its commitment to provide gps signals on a continuous worldwide basis, free of user fees and even worldwide civil space-based navigation services and to provide open, free access and information necessary to develop and build equipment to use the services. even before the work of fan committee at office of both president clinton and bush, the availability of gps tessellation first came about i'm sure you'll were up when president reagan authorized its use for international civil aviation after the shootdown of korean double seven. following the initial u.s., icao develop international standards to satellite navigation systems with the availability of the gps system became globally recognized by the international civil aviation community as a central element of gnss. icao and the entire international civil aviation community have no
gps, president clinton offered the gps standard positioning service to the global aviation committee through icao to support international civil aviation. this commitment was reaffirmed in 2007 under president bush as follows, the u.s. government maintains its commitment to provide gps signals on a continuous worldwide basis, free of user fees and even worldwide civil space-based navigation services and to provide open, free access and information necessary to develop and build equipment to use...
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when people watch us as they have been in america so you have the likes of hillary clinton saying, you know, the real journalism is not in al jazeera and the networks need to catch up. so i think if you are here, i'm not exactly flattered the state al jazeera but it will help in the distribution. and i hope we will be on the air soon in america. you know, are you familiar with [inaudible] he has a book, for all of you, he has a book called the optimist. saaid means have become a pessimist, optimist. it's this kind of dramatic character of the storch whereby the idea is that in of the collective consciousness of the world because of some of the stuff he touched on good news is always with bad news. and that good developments are more likely to lead to bad developments are bad results. there is always this idea that even when things get better but somehow in this middle east reality is in the most optimistic of all people something wrong is going to come. because of their experience. it's time to put it to the west. [inaudible] and i see the 50's as positive developments. i was using i w
when people watch us as they have been in america so you have the likes of hillary clinton saying, you know, the real journalism is not in al jazeera and the networks need to catch up. so i think if you are here, i'm not exactly flattered the state al jazeera but it will help in the distribution. and i hope we will be on the air soon in america. you know, are you familiar with [inaudible] he has a book, for all of you, he has a book called the optimist. saaid means have become a pessimist,...
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my experience has been minimal with the first ladies, other than hillary clinton. but i think ann romney was quoted the other day by radio iowa saying about the criticism, stop it, this is hard. and i got a lot of e-mails about that, either when we did something on the blog, bearing from coming in, good for her to, doesn't she get it? was another one, keep to can you imagine if michelle obama had said that? people would've been angry. i thought it was a very, i think was probably not something the campaign as a structure would've wanted as a statement on the because it's not their message. but i thought it was a very human thing. she was talking about her husband, she is experienced with getting beat up. i guess the response to that is you chose to run for office and yes, it is hard. what we demand from our candidates is a lot in the country. even for the criticism that ron is getting about not doing enough in terms of events. he is doing a tremendous number of fund-raising events. it's incredibly hard and incredibly grueling. i can't imagine watching my husband go
my experience has been minimal with the first ladies, other than hillary clinton. but i think ann romney was quoted the other day by radio iowa saying about the criticism, stop it, this is hard. and i got a lot of e-mails about that, either when we did something on the blog, bearing from coming in, good for her to, doesn't she get it? was another one, keep to can you imagine if michelle obama had said that? people would've been angry. i thought it was a very, i think was probably not something...
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our former ambassador to china under president clinton. he was to be here with his cautious elizabeth. i know -- his daughter, elizabeth. i know his daughter's here. ambassador wolfgang who was ambassador to the united states during a very tough and important period in our relationship. he's here in the front row. he is also currently chair of the munich security forum, something i have attended for 11 years and henry kissinger has attended for many, many years and gave a wonderful speech here at the wilson center on the e.u. partnership just a couple days ago. earlier this year, the wilson center joined forces to create this public event series we call the national conversation. our hope is that this series will provide the public with new opportunities to engage in much-needed civil discourse free from spin. let me try that one on you again. laugh civil discourse free from spin. imagine that in this election season, especially on the day before the first debate. in the safe political space that the wilson center provides. it is an honor
our former ambassador to china under president clinton. he was to be here with his cautious elizabeth. i know -- his daughter, elizabeth. i know his daughter's here. ambassador wolfgang who was ambassador to the united states during a very tough and important period in our relationship. he's here in the front row. he is also currently chair of the munich security forum, something i have attended for 11 years and henry kissinger has attended for many, many years and gave a wonderful speech here...
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or the secretary of state clinton up and said that is absolutely untrue? >> well, there are allegations in an e-mail that that did not happen, and i am not able to come to the house today and say what the truth was or otherwise of the account of the conversation made by fred michel which we know in other instances contains a number of exaggerations. but that's exactly what we've got lord justice leveson looking into this whole matter, as someone independent, a judge, a high court judge who will get to the bottom of it. >> the secretary of state has said that he did not know of the content of the communicate his between his special adviser and bskyb. but he did note that there happening and he did assure this house that he would publish all the communicate between his department and bskyb. why were those communications that he did know of, even though he says he did know the content, and weather conditions gushed that they can indication between the prime minister after his meeting that we know the premise of did discuss the bid on the 23rd of december, and
or the secretary of state clinton up and said that is absolutely untrue? >> well, there are allegations in an e-mail that that did not happen, and i am not able to come to the house today and say what the truth was or otherwise of the account of the conversation made by fred michel which we know in other instances contains a number of exaggerations. but that's exactly what we've got lord justice leveson looking into this whole matter, as someone independent, a judge, a high court judge...
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i think he's reset our foreign policy, i think hillary clinton's done a great job as secretary of state, and i think that we're now a part of a world community again, not lone rangers out there, and i think he started the capacity to touch our spirits. i think that's the end of the second question. [laughter] thank you very much. minutes. [applause] >> let me say that's more than a quarter of a century. i'm a little older than that, but it's a real pleasure -- okay. it's a real pleasure to be with you all. i heard a lot about the blackburn institute and the nix lectureship, and i'm very honored to be a part of this distinguished group. i wanted to talk a little bit this evening about some of the things that really shaped my own life in my own philosophy. you know, i was one of those people who kind of knew what i wanted to do from very early on. mentorship was always the thing that interested me. if there was ever a story on television or on the radio about medicine, i was right there, just like a magnet. i even liked going to the doctor's office. [laughter] what caught my attention was
i think he's reset our foreign policy, i think hillary clinton's done a great job as secretary of state, and i think that we're now a part of a world community again, not lone rangers out there, and i think he started the capacity to touch our spirits. i think that's the end of the second question. [laughter] thank you very much. minutes. [applause] >> let me say that's more than a quarter of a century. i'm a little older than that, but it's a real pleasure -- okay. it's a real pleasure...
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i am pleased my former boss, president clinton, is going to be joining us. in addition we have chicago mayor rahm emanuel, ambassador john hunts month, sam allen, james fallow, from nigeria we have the vice president and many, many others. but before we go any further, i'd like to introduce a friend of mine, a woman who's a close friend to the president and a trusted adviser, a woman who's been his keeley yea son to the business community and a woman who's worked closely with ex-im and has been a champion for us both inside the administration and out. with that, let me introduce and bring to the stage valerie jarrett. [applause] >> well, good morning, everyone. how you doing out there? you look fantastic. i am delighted to be here on behalf of president obama and bring you greetings from him. i want to thank fred for that introduction and for his presentation and for his amazing leadership of the ex-im bank. how about a round of applause for fred? [applause] i'd also like to thank the board members of ex-im, members of the diplomatic community, business lead
i am pleased my former boss, president clinton, is going to be joining us. in addition we have chicago mayor rahm emanuel, ambassador john hunts month, sam allen, james fallow, from nigeria we have the vice president and many, many others. but before we go any further, i'd like to introduce a friend of mine, a woman who's a close friend to the president and a trusted adviser, a woman who's been his keeley yea son to the business community and a woman who's worked closely with ex-im and has been...
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with the alliance for youth movements, alliance of youth movements has been picked up by secretary clinton and by judith, and it's still around. and that's only one example, but many others that you do, you know, not secret but i don't think i really want to talk about. i think that ultimately that's the most them important kind of legacy. i do think that as far as president obama is concerned that he really has an opportunity going forward to do more public diplomacy. but for reasons that i said, number one, is cost effective, and number two, it is, it fits the technology of the time, much better, frankly, and any of the other assets that can be deployed to reach, to reach the national interest. so i think, i think if he were to elevate the importance of public diplomacy, and you can do that dramatically three organizations are in a different way, say we're going to take a billion dollars out of military budget, give it to public diplomacy, well, that would create a kind of change that would produce i think an important legacy. >> i think, you know, if i were to look at it, probably along
with the alliance for youth movements, alliance of youth movements has been picked up by secretary clinton and by judith, and it's still around. and that's only one example, but many others that you do, you know, not secret but i don't think i really want to talk about. i think that ultimately that's the most them important kind of legacy. i do think that as far as president obama is concerned that he really has an opportunity going forward to do more public diplomacy. but for reasons that i...
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he's covered congress, he covered the first bush presidency and the clinton white house. he's won numerous journalism awards and written a couple of books, but most saliently i should mention that his upcoming book, "the president's club: inside the world's most exclusive fraternity," is coming out, will be published by simon & schuster in april, and i know i, for one, am looking forward to reading that. michael, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. [applause] >> my first job is to introduce someone who actually knows something about negative advertising and advertising in general, so i have to exit the stage quickly. um, and it's robert mann who has had an interesting life and is the author of "daisy petals and mushroom clouds: lbj, barry goldwater and the ad that changed american politics." bob is the directer of the reilly center at lsu and has the quite remarkable distinction of having worked for three different democratic senators from louisiana and can a governor of louisiana, one of those four was russell long. which makes him almost as old as i am. and also an exp
he's covered congress, he covered the first bush presidency and the clinton white house. he's won numerous journalism awards and written a couple of books, but most saliently i should mention that his upcoming book, "the president's club: inside the world's most exclusive fraternity," is coming out, will be published by simon & schuster in april, and i know i, for one, am looking forward to reading that. michael, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. [applause] >> my...
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senator mikulski and i and senator clinton introduced the afghan women and children relief act, which was signed into law in december of 2001, which authorized funding for women in afghanistan and afghan refugee women, political participation was supported for afghan woman, and we followed up with appropriations. and i have to say that our presidents, our republican presidents -- president bush -- our democratic president -- president obama -- we have always said that american money will go into afghanistan or iraq or anywhere else to support equally the education of girls and boys, that we would support women where they are not being treated as equals on a human rights basis. so our presidents have stood up and, of course, our bipartisanship in congress has also been the right thing to do. and senator mikulski, again, a leader in that area. i cannot think of a stronger supporter in this united states senate than barbara mikulski on the area of nasa. i want to say senator bill nelson also has been such a strong supporter. senator lamar alexander. senator mikulski and i now are the, sh
senator mikulski and i and senator clinton introduced the afghan women and children relief act, which was signed into law in december of 2001, which authorized funding for women in afghanistan and afghan refugee women, political participation was supported for afghan woman, and we followed up with appropriations. and i have to say that our presidents, our republican presidents -- president bush -- our democratic president -- president obama -- we have always said that american money will go...